FileShoppe - With instant payouts! Not your typical file host
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Seems so interesting in my mind.
@foxman : The system works just like the supermarket.You upload a file, and define the price for it, example $1 for a pdf, you received 40 cents and fileshoppe got 60 cents.Correct me if I'm wrong
In a way yes. Our fees are entirely dependent on file size and they remain static for now. We will have to see if the fee structure is viable but certainly the fees will remain low so that content provider can retain most of their earnings.
As I mentioned in the previous post, we also offer 'free' downloads, similar to other file hosts, of which earnings are shared 80:20 between the host (us) and the content provider.
It is perfectly possible to earn in excesss of 99% of the total earnings in our system.
Yep - i've entered that kind of ID and was told that it's invalid.Maybe others will have better luck.I 've tryied maybe some 4-5 times but due my damn lazyness i stopped.Maybe i'm just too old but IMHO things must run somehow bit more smoothly
).Gotta change my nick into LazyBastard or similar.Cheers.---------- Post added at 02:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:15 PM ----------
I will join you very soon i guess B-)
Yes we have a totally different approach.
We see a number of flaws in the existing file host model.
1. Content providers are paid per 1000 downloads. How can the content provider be sure the host is being honest with regards to the number of downloads, or where they originate? With FileShoppe, you can see in the source code your own merchant ID and can be sure you will recieve your fare share!
2. Downloaders do not need to sign up with FileShoppe to use the premium service. Premium service is accessible for just a few cents and can be used just once if desired.
3. Content providers must wait for a payout with normal file hosts. As funds are paid directly, and instantly, you do not need to wait. Trust is never an issue with FileShoppe. No monthly fees, no complicated payout structure. You sell your goods, and you get the fees. Simple! The way it should be!
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Yep - i've entered that kind of ID and was told that it's invalid.Maybe others will have better luck.I 've tryied maybe some 4-5 times but due my damn lazyness i stopped.Maybe i'm just too old but IMHO things must run somehow bit more smoothly
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I will join you very soon i guess B-)
Send me a PM with your merchant ID. I will have a look for you.
Why? We are not advocating the use of our service to distribute copyright material and we will follow proper DMCA procedures.
Our system is primarily intended to facilitate online sales of digital goods. Not as a 'sharing' tool. Though if setting a price of $0, it can be used to share just the same.
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Hello Jackiebi,
Unless you are in HK or China, it is likely the HK server WILL be slow. We would definitly recommend the use of our US based servers for most users as they are all hosted on Gbit lines.
What problems are you having connecting to the US server? Have you enabled ACTIVE as our servers require ACTIVE mode FTP transfer.
Our system is primarily intended to facilitate online sales of digital goods. Not as a 'sharing' tool. Though if setting a price of $0, it can be used to share just the same.
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Hello Jackiebi,
Unless you are in HK or China, it is likely the HK server WILL be slow. We would definitly recommend the use of our US based servers for most users as they are all hosted on Gbit lines.
What problems are you having connecting to the US server? Have you enabled ACTIVE as our servers require ACTIVE mode FTP transfer.
rakesh12345
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if an uploader kept a price 0 for 1gb file
so the user can download file freely wats the benefit of an uploader
is it he will gets 0.020
so final for 1000dls we will get 20$ that to above 1gb
so is there any tiers in this
Our payment gateway is CarrotPay and at current, only users of CarrotPay can pay for the downloads.
However, CarrotPay have announced they will be allowing a 'direct' pay option so people cna Pay with paypal. This is similar to how 2CO accepts paypal.
They have announced plans to do this for a number of other payment gateways so CarrotPay can then be used as an agregating service.
Cost of transaction processing are passed to the download however. So it is in the downloaders best interest to get an account and fund it as normal. Unless of course they just want to try it once. Then the few cents extra cost is negligable.
However, CarrotPay have announced they will be allowing a 'direct' pay option so people cna Pay with paypal. This is similar to how 2CO accepts paypal.
They have announced plans to do this for a number of other payment gateways so CarrotPay can then be used as an agregating service.
Cost of transaction processing are passed to the download however. So it is in the downloaders best interest to get an account and fund it as normal. Unless of course they just want to try it once. Then the few cents extra cost is negligable.
A payout is only made to the uploader if the file has been downloaded using the premium service. Meaning if it is downloaded for free, there is no payout.
As with other file hosts, we impose a number of restrictions to encourage users to use the premium service such as:
- Limited speed (currently 1.5Mbit)
- Limit downloads per hour (4/hr)
- No parallel downloads
- No resuming fail downloads
- No support for file accellerators
Perhaps. But I don't see why not.
After all, with other file hosts, you MUST register with the file host to get payment. We do not require users to register with us, so there is no real difference.
CarrotPay will allow you to withdraw your funds to Paypal and bank accounts!
By using CarrotPay, uploaders have access to their funds immediatly. This is certainly not true of Paypal payments.
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It is only an option. Files can still be set for $0.00.
Also,
It seems strange that users would be willing to sign up and pay for a service at a file host, committing themselves and their money to that service, but not to a payment system that may require only a few cents to try out.
CarrotPay does not store any personal information, and as users can 'top-up' and withdraw by/to paypal, it seems to me that they have little to risk.
Conversley, if a downloader wanted to sign up to a file host subscription, they would risk all the money the put in, and make a commitment to that service and lose all funds regardless of weather or not they use it.
It seems strange that users would be willing to sign up and pay for a service at a file host, committing themselves and their money to that service, but not to a payment system that may require only a few cents to try out.
CarrotPay does not store any personal information, and as users can 'top-up' and withdraw by/to paypal, it seems to me that they have little to risk.
Conversley, if a downloader wanted to sign up to a file host subscription, they would risk all the money the put in, and make a commitment to that service and lose all funds regardless of weather or not they use it.
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